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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Who Shall Ratify? The People or the States?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shocks European visitors to the Southern states?
(a) The distance between cities.
(b) The accents of the Southern citizens.
(c) The slave quarters at Mount Vernon.
(d) The clothing worn by the women.

2. What two types of documents do Convention delegates have to guide their discussion of states' rights?
(a) The Articles of the Confederation and the Declaration of Independence.
(b) The state constitutions and the Declaration of Independence.
(c) The Articles of the Confederation and the Bill of Rights.
(d) The state constitutions and the Articles of the Confederation.

3. Where does the Constitution go after it is signed in Philadelphia?
(a) To Congress, who recommends it to the states for ratification.
(b) To Congress for ratification.
(c) To state governors for their approval, then to Congress.
(d) To the individual states for ratification.

4. Which delegate makes the motion that an address to the people accompanies the Constitution?
(a) Rufus King.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Charles Pinckney.
(d) Elbridge Gerry.

5. Which delegate wishes to establish a national university supported by Congress?
(a) George Washington.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) Elbridge Gerry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Seven, which delegate is described as being aware of the importance and significance of the Convention and its business?

2. Which delegate proposes that the positive vote of seven states constitutes ratification of the Constitution?

3. What is the last major issue Convention delegates consider?

4. What are foreign visitors to America surprised they don't see more frequently?

5. What does the term "American" mean to William Priest?

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